Sarah Lakay

Sarah Lakay (born 20 February 2003) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Lakay was recruited by the Eagles with the 40th pick in the 2021 AFL Women's draft.^[1] She also plays basketball.

Sarah Lakay
Personal information
Full name	Sarah Lakay
Date of birth	(2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 (age 22)
Original team(s)	Swan Districts (WAFLW)
Draft	No. 40, 2021 national draft
Debut	Round 3, 2022 (S6), West Coast vs. Adelaide, at Swinburne Centre
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Ruck
Club information
Current club	West Coast
Number	23
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2022 (S6)–	West Coast	20 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
AFL Women's Rising Star nominee: S7
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Football career

Lakay debuted for the Eagles in the third round of 2022 AFL Women's season 6.^[2] On debut, she collected 7 disposals and 10 hitouts in a loss against Adelaide.^[3] Lakay earned a rising star nomination in 2022 season 7, round 5, after having an outstanding performance against Fremantle where she tallied 42 hitouts, the second-most in an AFLW match ever, while also collecting five tackles and seven disposals.^[4]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2022 (S7).^[5]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks	H/O	Hit-outs

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals								Averages (per game)								Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O
2022 (S6)	West Coast	23	8	0	0	15	21	36	6	19	99	0.0	0.0	1.9	2.6	4.5	0.8	2.4	12.4	0
2022 (S7)	West Coast	23	10	0	0	32	35	67	10	41	248	0.0	0.0	3.2	3.5	6.7	1.0	4.1	24.8
Career			18	0	0	47	56	103	16	60	347	0.0	0.0	2.6	3.1	5.7	0.9	3.3	19.3	0

Basketball career

Lakay played for the East Perth Eagles of the State Basketball League (SBL) during the 2019 season.^[6] In 2020, she played for the Kalamunda Eastern Suns in the West Coast Classic.^[7] In 2023, she played for the Warwick Senators in the NBL1 West.^[8]

Honours and achievements

• West Coast record holder for hitouts in a game: 42 – 2022 (S7)